Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
Which of the following statement can describe horizontal transfer?

The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring
The transmission of genetic information from one independent, mature organism to another
The synthesis of protein in RNA

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Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
Which of the following statement describes plasmids?

None of these
Another name for a protoplast
Small, circular DNA molecules that can exist independently of chromosomes commonly found in bacteria
A complex membrane structure that covers the chromosome of bacteria

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Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
In lysogeny,

bacteria take up double stranded DNA from the environment
a bacteriophage genome is integrated into the bacterial genome
a bacteriophage transfers bacterial DNA
DNA-degrading enzymes in the extracellular medium would stop the process

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